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Shrinkflation is coming for pro sports: The cost of watching the NFL jumped 28.6%—and attending a game 72%—since 2015
To watch all the football action this season, you will need to open your wallet more—for less.
Crypto's Long-Sought 'De Minimis' Tax Break Gets a House Markup This Week
The proposal would overhaul federal tax treatment of digital assets but still requires approval from Congress.
Bitcoin price falls to $75.6K September low as global bonds hit multidecade highs
Bitcoin price action weakened over market nerves prior to the Senate CLARITY Act vote, while surging bond yields pressured risk assets across the board.
The sinister influence of crypto billionaires on our politics | Letters
Readers respond to the news that Christopher Harborne has given £36m to Reform UK, matching a donation from Ben DeloCryptocurrency is often sold as decentralised and democratic, y…
Standard Chartered says Arbitrum could outperform Bitcoin, Ether through 2030
Standard Chartered sees Robinhood Chain as an early sign that tokenization could transform Arbitrum’s economics and drive ARB sharply higher by 2030.
Crypto Clarity Act barrels toward disappointment barring last-minute Senate turnaround
As the parties dig in their heels, the market structure bill hasn't yet amassed the votes it would need to clear the first Senate hurdle scheduled for Tuesday.
Music education is powerful, yet its provision is frail | Letters
Elizabeth Williams and Luke Madams respond to an article by Robert Ames in which he argues that doors are closing for working-class musiciansFurther to Robert Ames’s article (I co…
ETH wallet exploit backfires as MEV bot captures $7.7M, Kelp freezes address
An MEV bot known as “Yoink” front-ran an attacker attempting to exploit a custom Safe module, capturing the stolen rsETH before Kelp temporarily froze the receiving address.
Democrats 'Move the Goalposts' on Clarity Act Hours Before Key Senate Vote
Democrats are pushing for further concessions as Republicans insist their latest text is their final offer ahead of today’s 60-vote test.
NSW bumper canola crops shine on – in pictures
Vibrant yellow fields of canola light up the landscape, as an ideal growing season sees crops flowering earlier than usual. in the south-west slopes and Riverina regions of New So…
Bitcoin Sinks as the Senate's Clarity Act Showdown Looms
Bitcoin just gave back its entire post-golden-cross rally in one red candle, with a make-or-break Senate vote landing this afternoon and the Fed staring down a rate hike.
Millionaire Gen Z tennis star Elena Rybakina turned down 15 colleges to keep playing tennis—against her dad’s wishes. Now she’s no. 1 in the world
U.S. Open champion Elena Rybakina turned down college and changed her citizenship to make her tennis dreams come true. Now she’s earning $11.4 million.
Digital shelf labels are supposed to save shoppers money. A new NJ law says they could do the opposite—and put a one-year freeze on them
New Jersey's Fair Price Protection Act places a one-year moratorium on new electronic shelf labels while the state studies them.
The unpaid ‘work trial’ is the new job-market tax on candidates who can least afford it
Companies are increasingly leaning on work trials to find qualified candidates in a job market flooded with AI-optimized résumés and cover letters.
European Central Bank calls for merchants to participate in digital euro pilot
The 12-month test will put a beta version of the central bank currency through online, mobile, in-store and peer-to-peer payments.
Clarity Act's odds of passing plunge as Republicans reject Democrats' counter-proposal
Prediction markets sharply marked down the crypto market structure bill’s near-term prospects as negotiations remained stuck hours before a key Senate vote.
Morning Minute: Clarity Act Odds Slump After Democrat Pushback
The odds of the Clarity Act passing have fully reversed their recent move, and crypto majors have reversed alongside. Is there any hope left for the bill to pass?
When is an ebike not an ebike? When it has a powerful illegal engine. Get this menace off our roads | Peter Walker
As a cyclist I want the authorities to act with clarity. Lime bikes and renters can be annoying, but the true threat is those who dangerously flout the lawOne of the curiosities o…
A hacker turned 25 cents of bitcoin into 46 billion fake BTC tokens on a DeFi bridge
Two software bugs allowed the attacker to create more than 2,000 times Bitcoin’s maximum supply in unbacked syBTC. Symbiosis puts preliminary losses at 9.97 BTC.
USDT payments feature in Polish energy giant’s failed $230M oil deal: FT
Tether’s USDT stablecoin was part of a failed oil trade that reportedly cost a Polish energy giant $230 million in late 2023.
Standard Chartered predicts Arbitrum's ARB to rise 70-fold to $10, citing Robinhood Chain revenue
The bank expects tokenization to make Arbitrum a favored network for traditional finance, even though ARB holders currently have no direct claim on the fees.
Walmart heirs Olivia and Tom Walton are committing $100 million to America’s maternal death crisis—and betting states and donors will pour in more
The couple is treating it as seed money, hoping states and other donors will multiply it to tackle the maternal mortality crisis.
Spending Scaries: The Financial Regrets Haunting Americans
Many Americans (60%) have spent money on something expensive they later regretted, and a majority with regrets have more than one, according to a new NerdWallet survey.
Why an AI Slowdown Could Collapse Under Commercial and US-China Pressure
Atlantic Council experts argue corporate pledges need enforceable safety standards, while U.S.–China distrust limits prospects for an international agreement.